Changeable Mostviertel. Fit into climate future.

Fact sheet as of October 2013

Objectives EU project “C3-Alps“: Capitalising climate change knowledge for adaption in the alpine space.

Pilot Area Lower : “Changeable Mostviertel. Fit into climate future.“ Securing communal projects and the future development of the community with regard to local climate changes and taking into account social, economic and ecological resources. Together with the mayors and their teams we want to create a stable basis for future decisions. § benefiting from available CCA - knowledge § transferring know-how to municipalities / region § preparing knowledge for decision makers © weinfranz Factoring in climate change in advance adds to sustainable communal development and permits tapping the full potential of future chances.

7 pilot municipalities develop action plans for community-specific topics: municipality topics / working title sectors main target groups inter-generational responsibility in energy, tourism, social citizens, esp. youth, times of climate change affairs tourists Gaming appreciation of forests and their forestry, tourism, education citizens, tourists, functions educational institutions Kirchberg/Pielach energy-efficiency-model-municipality energy citizens, esp. youth, municipal administration Lunz am See maintainance of local supply in a tourism, social affairs, citizens, tourists broader sense (goods for daily life, economy education and health facilities) Mank Mank on its way to energy-self- energy, mobility citizens, educational sufficiency institutions, municipal administration Ober-Grafendorf food sovereignty and soil agriculture, social affairs citizens, farmers conservation Scheibbs securing of food, water and energy agriculture, water citizens, educational management, energy institutions, municipal administration

Further information on www.klimabuendnis.at/wandelbares.mostviertel and at the

Mid-term conference: November 4, 2013, 5:30 pm, Kartause Gaming (Gaming charterhouse) Representatives from the pilot municipalities give reports on their motivations, initial implementation successes, projects and initiatives.

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Activities and methods

Supporting implementation of community projects § workshops in every pilot municipality § expert key lectures § process support § tailor-made offers

2nd workshop in Kirchberg an der Pielach

Visualization of activities in social media § blog: activity reports from municipalities and Climate Alliance § podcast: audio recordings from expert key notes on website § video: expert key notes, mid-term conference, school workshops

§ graphic recording: visualization of municipality presentations

§ photo gallery on flickr © FH St. Pölten

Networking § between municipalities: events, website, blog § with regional partner organizations, multipliers § with experts § co-operation with St. Pölten UAS Media Technology 7 mayors make their municipalities fit for climate future

Knowlege transfer and processing § target-group-specific transfer of CCA-knowledge, funding programs, experts § expert key notes at events § creative approach using various methods

§ in reporting of activities and results, dissemination Dr. Maria Balas, Umweltbundesamt (federal office for environment)

Educational work and public relations § co-operation with educational institutions, school workshops § templates for community media § articles in journals and regional media § website: www.klimabuendnis.at/wandelbares.mostviertel.at § newsletter § roadshow: e.g. Conferene on sustainability - Mostviertel, Climate Star

2014, Provincial Exhibition 2015 … school workshop

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